Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-04
WAR SCRAP-BOOK.
BY T. B. BALDWIN.

It is q sadly pleasant pastime with me
to occasionally take down my old "War
Scrap Book" and read (for the twentieth
time, perhsps,) some of the incidents and
literary productions OF that stirring pc
Rod.
| One of the most prominent articles
that meets my eye is the correspondence
betws ca Generals Lee and Grant on the
occasion of the surrender of the army Of
Northern Virginia, April 8, 1865; and
which was published in our home paper,
the Texas Republican of Marshall, nine
teen days afterwards, so scanty were our
facilities then for the transmission of
news.
Another striking reminder of the great
difficulties under which southern editors
and publishers then labored is the variety
OF paper upon which they were some
times compelled to print.
The Texas Republican used to occasion
ally appear in ss many and as gaudy
colors as the famous coat worn by Jacobs
eleventh son. All manner of wrapping
paper was "conscripted" into journalistic
service in order to let US have the "latest
news from the front"
Here are the Republicans terms of sub
scrlption during the last year of the war i:
sour terms in new issues Of Confederate
money are as follows:
For six months, $25"
No other rates as TO time or price are
given, the editor doubtless supposing that
owing to the uncertain and unsettled con-
dition of the country few persons would
care to subscribe for longer period than
six months.
One hundred dollars was the price for
announcing candidates. "Government
advertising" was done at shalt price,"
The patriotism of the editor, Colonel R
W. Loughery, is evinced by his offerings
to receivs Confederate money in full pay
ment of ell sums due him, even after
Lees surrender was published.
In this connection he says:
"Refusipg to sustain the cur
rency will produce suffering; suffering
will produce anarchy; and when anarchy
ensues fortunate will that greedy citiz n
be, il he is permitted to keep enough for
himself and family. It is not only dis
graceful, but 1t is bsd policy to repudiate
the currency. Think about it."
In the same issue OF the Republican re-
ferred to above, april %, 1862 the
names OF Colonel Edward Clark, Henry E.
Mccullough (orother to.General Ben Nc
Cullough) and General nj. D. Ector are
announced as candidates for Governor of
Texas, sat the ensuing August election
There had been no statei convention to
nominate candidates; therefore, "the
ensuing August election" would
have been a vote-as-you-p please sffair;
but 1t was never held. On the 18th of
June, '65, President Johnson appointed
Andrew j. Hamilton Provisional Cover
nor of Texas, which Office he assumed on
the 25th OF July following.
Here are some of the general "items"
of that date:
"The news for the past week has been
q succession OF wonders. What is next TO
happen, cannot be cODjectured."
"Johnston's army is intact, and is re-
ceiving reinforcements from all quar-
tersn
General Johnston is slowly falling
back, and the wsy is open for retreat
south.n
president Davis snd his cabinet are
now in Augusta, Ca"
"On Saturday last, when the intelli-
gence was received at this place OF the
surrender of General Lees army, General
Churcaill's division of Arkansas volun-
teered or re-enlisted In body for ninety
years or during the war, and General
Churchill went to Shreveport to thus
pledge these brave veterans TO General
Smith,"
The same paper contained an address
to the "Soldiers Of the Trans Mississippi
Army" from General e Kirby Smith, In
which he endeavors to inspire them with
tho homo that fhev twill euralv reraive
the aid of nations who already deeply
with" them, and urging them
to "protract the struggle" little longer
Among the collection of war
poems in my old scrap book |
are several signed GMeggie,n
snd written "For the Texas Republican
From one, which was written "In |